{"id":8595,"date":"2024-10-19T10:21:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T08:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/?p=8595"},"modified":"2024-10-19T10:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T08:21:14","slug":"nadi-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/nadi-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadi Dominance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BaulOlogy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nadi Dominance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At any given time, one of the two nadis, \u2018Ida\u2019 & \u2018Pingala\u2019, is predominantly active and much of airflow happens through one of the nadis. This, \u2018One At A Time\u2019 (\u2018OAAT\u2019) or bilateral way of functioning of some of our organs and body parts is due to Nature\u2019s remarkable \u2018conservatism\u2019 \u2013 its beautiful way of saving the most precious biological energy. (Reference 1. Read my notes on \u2018The System of Proportions\u2019.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There is a reversal of role between these two nadis after a regular period of interval. This, as I have mentioned, is the \u2018Nasal Cycle\u2019 (\u2018NC\u2019). This cycle is important because the change in breathing cycle ensures that the nostrils don\u2019t get dry and sufficient moisture levels are maintained. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018Ida\u2019 and \u2018Pingala\u2019 have energies of opposite nature. \u2018Ida\u2019 energy flow is cool like the cool lunar energy of \u2018moonshine\u2019 whereas that of \u2018Pingala\u2019 is warm like that of \u2018sunshine\u2019. Based on this basic difference, \u2018Ida\u2019 & \u2018Pingala\u2019 would be dominantly active while doing any daily task. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yogic Sciences are based on \u2018Subtle Biology\u2019 and if one of the two nostrils remain predominantly active for a much longer time than normal, then that would be an indication of some body-brain-mind-soul issue which can manifest on the surface \u2013 on the \u2018Gross Biology\u2019 front much later. One example is: continuous hoarseness of voice may be indicative of some brewing throat disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An overactive \u2018Ida\u2019 nadi means that the left nostril is being used dominantly for a longer period of time. It would mean a more than optimal level of coolness in the body. This results in under-performance of the thyroid gland, known as \u2018hypothyroidism\u2019 leading to lowering of the metabolic activity, ineffective digestion, too much energy wasted in getting your dietary inputs digested \u2013 making you feel weak. Naturally, you always remain sluggish or lethargic. There is an increase in gas and flatulence in the body. Downward flow of the \u2018Apana Vayu\u2019 gets affected making you constipated and susceptible to diabetes. The quality & productivity of your performance drops. You become an energy-costly person. Moreover, the creative, intuitive, visualising faculties of your \u2018Right Brain\u2019 get affected making you passive & depressed in temperament. Despite being on a healthy diet, you feel the burden of fatigue. The root cause is most ineffective \u2018Vayu Management\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When the \u2018Pingala\u2019 nadi (connected to the \u2018Left Brain\u2019 which is responsible for goal-oriented movement, language-based effective communication, planned reproduction, and logical thinking) is overactive, energy flow through the right nostril is predominant. There is excessive heat in the body which can even take the form of fever. There is proneness to hyperthyroidism, excessive food intake and frequent craving for eating something. This can also result in acidity and peptic ulcer, dryness of skin, throat and excessive sexual energy (I will talk about it in the next piece). Inflammation issues such as bronchitis and arthritis can also arise. There could be imbalance in body fluids. This can have effect on kidney and liver functioning. There is excessive load on the logical, left side of the brain, which may increase the mental stress level and blood pressure. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Authentic Baul and Fakir sadhak interns are taught by their Gurus \u2018Vayu Management\u2019 techniques which have been passed down the line in Guru-Shishya Parampara, to take self-remedial actions. The \u2018Chandra Bhedi\u2019 pranayama is used in case of an overactive \u2018Pingala\u2019 whereas \u2018Surya Bhedi\u2019 pranayama for overactive \u2018Ida\u2019. The Guru may also guide the shishya in the right practice of \u2018Anulom-Vilom\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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References:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Siddhartha Ganguli, \u201cHuman Engineering for Better Management\u201d, Kolkata: Kwality Book Co., 1978.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Aashish Nanda, \u201cWhat goes wrong when Ida and Pingala do not perform properly?\u201d moksha mantra life gupshup.] <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BaulOlogy Nadi Dominance At any given time, one of the two nadis, \u2018Ida\u2019 & \u2018Pingala\u2019, is predominantly active and much of airflow happens through one of the nadis. This, \u2018One At A Time\u2019 (\u2018OAAT\u2019) or bilateral way of functioning of some of our organs and body parts is due to Nature\u2019s remarkable \u2018conservatism\u2019 \u2013 its…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8596,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8595\/revisions\/8596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}